Parental Communication in the Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Obesity: A Position Statement of the European Childhood Obesity Group
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- Expert panel
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Parents need support and skill building to provide a healthy and accepting communication environment
Healthcare professionals can model healthy communication: focus on health, build family strengths and supports, ask youth which words they prefer for discussing their weight, and acknowledge the multifactorial causes of obesity in the socioecological environment
Parental communication must be handled with care to avoid the harms of stigmatisation and oversimplification of obesity as a reflection of individual lifestyle choices
Original publication
Parental Communication in the Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Obesity: A Position Statement of the European Childhood Obesity Group. Pediatr Obes. Published 22 October 2025. doi:10.
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